Section: US & Canada
Weather and protests hamper Ukraine quarantine efforts
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Plane Carrying Ukrainians Arrives From China’s Wuhan Amid Protests
A plane carrying the first group of Ukrainians evacuated from China’s Wuhan, the city at the epicenter of the deadly new coronavirus outbreak, has landed in Ukraine amid protests by residents of the eastern city of Kharkiv, where a quarantine center has been set up. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Marks ‘Heavenly Hundred’s Day’ On Anniversary Of Euromaidan Bloodshed
Ukrainians are marking Heavenly Hundred’s Day on the sixth anniversary of a deadly crackdown against the Euromaidan protests that toppled Ukraine’s pro-Russian former president, Viktor Yanukovych. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Bolton denies his impeachment testimony would have changed the outcome
But former Obama administration national security adviser Susan Rice Rice challenged his decision not to publicly discuss Trump’s Ukraine pressure campaign. …read more Source::...
Pentagon policy official who signed off on Ukraine aid resigns at President Trump’s request
Defense Under Secretary for Policy John Rood submitted his resignation on Wednesday at the request of President Donald Trump, after reportedly facing pressure from administration officials who expressed concern over his ability to carry out the president’s agenda.Rood is the official who initially told Congress in May 2019 that...
John Rood, Pentagon policy chief who warned against withholding Ukraine aid, resigns
John Rood, the Defense Department undersecretary for policy who warned against withholding military aid to Ukraine, announced his resignation Wednesday. …read more Source:: United Press...
Assange Claims Rohrabacher Offered Him A Doozy Of A Pardon Quid Pro Quo
It’s one of the few areas where the President has nearly unchecked power. President Trump issued a raft of pardons this week, but news out of London on Wednesday raises questions about whether the tool has been a bargaining chip since the early months of Trump’s presidency. The question comes in the case of Wikileaks founder Julian...
The War in Ukraine Was Supposed to End 5 Years Ago. But It Didn’t.
KYIV, Ukraine—Saturday marked the fifth anniversary of the day the war in Ukraine was supposed to end. But it never did. On early Tuesday fighting flared in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region when Russian-backed forces assaulted Ukrainian troops as they occupied an observation post near the front-line town of Zolote. Under intense shelling,...
Russia to Let in Chinese With Business Visas Amid Entry Ban
Russia’s entry ban for Chinese nationals will be partial and affect only those who travel with tourist, private, student or work visas, the country’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, clarifying the conditions of a sweeping entry ban for Chinese citizens announced the day before. Visitors with official, business, humanitarian or...
Pentagon’s Top Policy Official Who Certified Ukraine Aid Leaves Office
U.S. President Donald Trump said John Rood has left his position as the top policy official at the Defense Department after just two years, the latest in a series of key departures from his administration following the Senate impeachment trial. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
